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(1):

(n.) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.

(2):

(n.) A projecting wharf or landing place.

(3):

(n.) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pier'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pier.html. 1828.
 
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